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Following the success of | Following the success of OctConf 2012 which brought together users and | ||
developers for five days in July in the French Canadian summer, | developers for five days in July in the French Canadian summer, | ||
the first european OctConf was be held in Milan, Italy on June 24-26 | the first european OctConf was be held in Milan, Italy on June 24-26 | ||
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== Summary of activities == | == Summary of activities == | ||
== Opening keynote speaker: John W. Eaton == | |||
John (aka, jwe) gave us another update on GNU Octave's development in the last year. Things look good for Octave but we still need to improve the flow from users to contributors. The optimal way would be to get more core developers (i.e. people who update and improve the core of Octave's) however users can contribute in many ways, some ideas follow: | John (aka, jwe) gave us another update on GNU Octave's development in the last year. Things look good for Octave but we still need to improve the flow from users to contributors. The optimal way would be to get more core developers (i.e. people who update and improve the core of Octave's) however users can contribute in many ways, some ideas follow: | ||
* Helping with the Wiki. | * Helping with the Wiki. | ||
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Finally, we discussed a lot about economic sustainability of the project. How can people make money using GNU Octave without damaging/endangering its freedom? Do you know business models that could fit? How can we organize a pool of developers to offer support for companies wanting to use GNU Octave? | Finally, we discussed a lot about economic sustainability of the project. How can people make money using GNU Octave without damaging/endangering its freedom? Do you know business models that could fit? How can we organize a pool of developers to offer support for companies wanting to use GNU Octave? | ||
=== Teaching engineers with GNU Octave === | === Teaching engineers with GNU Octave === | ||
[https://staff.ti.bfh.ch/sha1/ Andreas Stahel] from Biel, Switzerland gave a talk about teaching GNU Octave for Engineering. All his material (code, lecture notes, etc) is available for download, reuse, remix, reshare. | [https://staff.ti.bfh.ch/sha1/ Andreas Stahel] from Biel, Switzerland gave a talk about teaching GNU Octave for Engineering. All his material (code, lecture notes, etc) is available for download, reuse, remix, reshare. | ||
*[ | * [[file:slides_octconf_andreas_stahel.pdf|Slides]] | ||
=== FEM mash-up and Octave === | === FEM mash-up and Octave === | ||
[http://www.graduate-school-ce.de/index.php?id=481 S. Schöps] showed a mash-up of proprietary and libre (FOSS) software to solve 3D coupled electromagnetic problems. | [http://www.graduate-school-ce.de/index.php?id=481 S. Schöps] showed a mash-up of proprietary and libre (FOSS) software to solve 3D coupled electromagnetic problems. | ||
*[http://www.schoeps.org/octconf_2013 | * [http://www.schoeps.org/octconf_2013.pdf Slides] | ||
=== | === New sparse matrices for Octave === | ||
[http://librsb.sourceforge.net/ Michele Martone] presented his (future) Octave package for sparse matrix using recursive blocks (quad-tree blockification of matrices). He is very willing to collaborate with any development that could use his code. | |||
* | * Slides | ||
=== Hardware and Octave === | === Hardware and GNu Octave === | ||
The Octave-Forge [[ | The Octave-Forge [[Instrument_control_package instrument-control]] package allows to interface Octave with hardware. [http://reslab.elis.ugent.be/drjpi Juan Pablo Carbajal] gave a very short demo on how to do serial communication with the [http://www.dwengo.org Dwengo] board. [http://www.dwengo.org/node/486 Here are the details], [http://youtu.be/d1If8XOL73c watch the video]. | ||
== Registration (closed) == | |||
Please go to | Please go to | ||
[http://www2.mate.polimi.it/ocs/index.php?cf=42 the registration website] if you wish to attend. | [http://www2.mate.polimi.it/ocs/index.php?cf=42 the registration website] if you wish to attend. | ||
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Limited amount funding for travel and accommodation support is available, if you need such support | Limited amount funding for travel and accommodation support is available, if you need such support | ||
please mention it in your registration. | please mention it in your registration. | ||
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== Location == | == Location == | ||
=== Hosting Institution and Local Sponsors === | === Hosting Institution and Local Sponsors === | ||
OctConf 2013 | OctConf 2013 will be hosted by the [http://mox.polimi.it MOX] | ||
Modeling and Scientific Computing lab at the | Modeling and Scientific Computing lab at the | ||
[http://www.mate.polimi.it Department of Mathematics] of Milan Technical University ([http://www.polimi.it Politecnico di Milano]), | [http://www.mate.polimi.it Department of Mathematics] of Milan Technical University ([http://www.polimi.it Politecnico di Milano]), | ||
and | and will be partially supported by [http://moxoff.com/ MOXOFF]. | ||
=== Venue === | === Venue === | ||
The meeting | The meeting will be held on the 7th floor of Building 14 ("La Nave") | ||
of the "Leonardo" campus of Politecnico di Milano in the | of the "Leonardo" campus of Politecnico di Milano in the | ||
[http://www.mate.polimi.it Department meeting room]. | [http://www.mate.polimi.it Department meeting room]. | ||
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directions, or check out [http://goo.gl/maps/RPP35 this link] on Google maps. | directions, or check out [http://goo.gl/maps/RPP35 this link] on Google maps. | ||
=== Lodging === | |||
See [http://mox.polimi.it/~carlo/accom.html this page] for lodging opportunities in | See [http://mox.polimi.it/~carlo/accom.html this page] for lodging opportunities in | ||
the vicinity of the Politecnico Leonardo campus. | the vicinity of the Politecnico Leonardo campus. | ||
== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
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== Detailed Schedule == | == Detailed Schedule == | ||
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=== Monday === | |||
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== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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* [[User:Carandraug|Carnë Draug/David Pinto]] | * [[User:Carandraug|Carnë Draug/David Pinto]] | ||
* [[User:Siko1056|Kai | * [[User:Siko1056|Kai Torben Ohlhus]] | ||
* [[User:KaKiLa|Juan Pablo Carbajal]] | * [[User:KaKiLa|Juan Pablo Carbajal]] | ||
* [[User:Gedeone|Marco V]] | * [[User:Gedeone|Marco V]] | ||
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== Next OctConf == | == Next OctConf == | ||
[[OctConf_2014| OctConf 2014]] | [[OctConf_2014| OctConf 2014]] | ||